Trivia Quiz on 20th Century Music

1. In Gustav Holsts planets suite which planet is the magician

A) Mercury

B) Jupiter

C) Neptune

D) Uranus

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2. Jazz Trumpeter John Birks was better known as who

A) Louis Armstrong

B) Miles Davis

C) Dizzy Gillespie

D) Clark Terry

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3. Which singer famously said 'You aint heard nothing yet'

A) Frank Sinatra

B) Elvis Presley

C) Bing Crosby

D) Al jolson

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4. In The World Of Music How Is 'Harry Lillis' More Commonly Known

A) Frank Sinatra

B) Bing Crosby

C) Elvis Presley

D) Michael Jackson

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5. The tune Rhapsody in Blue was first performed in which year

A) 1924

B) 1920

C) 1923

D) 1925

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6. For whom did colonel tom parker act as manager

A) Michael Jackson

B) Johnny Cash

C) Elton John

D) Elvis Presley

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7. Whose final opera was called Death in Venice

A) Gustav Mahler

B) Georges Bizet

C) Giacomo Puccini

D) Benjamin Britain

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8. What percent of ticket sales did arthur rubenstein demand from concerts

A) 50

B) 70

C) 60

D) 80

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9. With which instrument is Leon Goossens associated

A) Clarinet

B) Oboe

C) Bassoon

D) Flute

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10. Which Saxophonist Was Known As Bird

A) Lester Young

B) Stan Getz

C) Coleman Hawkins

D) Charlie Parker

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11. How In The World Of Music Is "Dino Crocetti" More Commonly Known

A) Dean Martin

B) Frank Sinatra

C) Jerry Lewis

D) Elvis Presley

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12. Whose ballet music includes Petrushka and The Rite of Spring?

A) Tchaikovsky

B) Prokofiev

C) Stravinsky

D) Rimsky-Korsakov

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13. With Which Instrument Would You Associate Lionel Hampton, Red Norvo & Gary Burton

A) Saxophone

B) Vibraphone

C) Piano

D) Drums

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14. Who Wrote Rhapsody In Blue

A) Aaron Copland

B) Leonard Bernstein

C) Duke Ellington

D) George Gershwin

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15. With What Name Was Duke Ellington Christened

A) Edward Duke Ellington

B) Edward Kennedy Ellington

C) Edward Ellington Kennedy

D) Theodore Kennedy Ellington

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16. Who Composed The Planet Sweet

A) Gustav Holst

B) Johann Sebastian Bach

C) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

D) Ludwig van Beethoven

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17. Anreas Cornelis van Kujik was who’s manager

A) Elvis Col Tom Parker

B) Brian Epstein

C) Berry Gordy

D) Clive Davis

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18. What Is Bob Dylan's Real Name

A) Robert Allen Zimmerman

B) Robert Zimmerman

C) Bob Dylan

D) Roberto Zimmerman

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19. How old would Elvis have been on his birthday January 8, 2000? A=55, B=60, C=65

A) C=65

B) A=55

C) B=60

D) D=70

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20. By what name is Robert Zimmerman better known as?

A) Robert Allen Zimmerman

B) Bobby Zimmerman

C) Robert Dylan

D) Bob Dylan

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21. Who Was Known As The Old Groaner

A) Dean Martin

B) Louis Armstrong

C) Bing Crosby

D) Frank Sinatra

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22. Who Composed The Ballet (Romeo & Juliet)

A) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

B) Prokofiev

C) Igor Stravinsky

D) Ludwig Minkus

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